Bottle-stopper.



A. E. MATT.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 17. 1914.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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This invention relates to improvements in bottle stoppers, and particularly to a stopper which is adapted to indicate that the bottle in which the stopper is mounted contains poison. v

An object of this invention is the provision eta stopper in which means is provided so that the user of the bottle will be advised either by touch or sight, that the bottle contains poison. I

A further object of this invention is the provision of a stopper from which a sharpeneol pin projects, so that a person handling the bottle in the dark will he warned as to its contents, means being provided to prevent removal of the pin while the stopper is mounted in the bottle, the pin being readily removable from the stopper when the same is disengaged from the bottle.

l Vith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an elevational view of the neck oi? a bottle showing my improved stopper mountedtherein; Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is an onter end view of the stopper.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a bottle which may be of any desired construction, and which is provided with the usual neck 2, my improved stopper 3 which is constructed of cork, rubber, or any other suitable material being mounted in the usual-manner in the neck. Fastened to the stopper at its outer endis a cap 4- which is preferably constructed of white porcelain, the cap being of relatively greater diameter than the stopper, whereby the cap engages the extremity of the neck of the bottle to prevent the stopper from being forced entirely into the bottle, and providing means whereby the stopper may be readily removed from the bottle. The outer .face of the cap 4- has printed or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. id, 11915..

- Application filed October 17, 1914, Serial No. 867,179.

otherwise affixed thereon, the usual skull and cross bones and the Word poison-which is preferably red in color, so that a person about to use the bottle will readily see that the same contains poison.

Extending centrally from the cap is a sleeve 4c, the sleeve being embedded in the stopper, and extends substantially half its length. A pin 5 is adapted for engagement through the axial center of the stopper and through the sleeve 4 and the cap 4, the

outer or pointed end 6 of which projects outwardly of the cap 4: through the central opening therein, and the inner end of the pin being'provided with a head 8 which is engaged against the inner end of the stopper. The head 8 is preferably formed of porcelain or the like and covers the entire inner face of the stopper to protect the same from acids which may be contained within the bottle. The pin 5 frictionally engages the inner wall of the sleeve 4, whereby the pin is prevented from dropping into the bottle, and to prevent accidental loss of the stopper a flexible wire 9 is secured at one end around the neck 2 of the bottle, the other end of thew'ire being secured around the stopper under the cap 4. The wire 9 is of a suitable length to allow the stopper to be entirely removed from the neck, the wire serving to retain the stopper in connection with the bottle.

It will be readily understood that if a person accidentally grasps a bottle containing my improved stopper from among a group of bottles while in the dark, he will be reminded as to the contents of the bottle as the pointed end 6 of the pin will prick the fingers as the person attempts to remove the stopper from the bottle. The cap 1 having the printed matter thereon together with the upstanding pin 5 clearly indicates the character o1 the bottle during the day time, and a person aware of the presence of the pin 5 may easily disengage the stopper from the bottle without pricking the fingers.

While I have illustrated the stopper as used in connection with a bottle, it will be readily understood that the same may be used in connection with a can, tube, or any other receptacle containing a poisonous sub- 1 stance.

1. A stopper for bottles or the like having 7 a cap secured to its outer end, said cap having a central laterally projecting sleeve embedded Within the stopper, a pin disposed through the stopper from its inner end, said pin being frictionally engaged Within said sleeve, the pin projecting at its outer end through said cap and being pointed, and the opposite end of the pin having a head formed thereon for engagement against the inner end of the stopper.

2. The combination witha bottle neck, of a stopper including a cylindrical body member insertible in the neck, said body member being provided With a vertically extending bore which opens through its upper end, a cap member mounted on the upper end of V. H.'BECHER, G. R. PAYNE; 

